Vulnerability · Published May 17, 2022 · Assigned by @huntrdev
CVE-2022-1733Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
Medium 6.6
In plain English
A medium-severity heap buffer overflow in vim/vim from vim. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4968.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | vim | 2:9.0.0135-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1733 |
| Debian:13 | vim | 2:9.0.0135-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1733 |
| Debian:14 | vim | 2:9.0.0135-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1733 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5 | USN-5995-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1733 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/6ff03b27-472b-4bef-a2bf-410fae65ff0a
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/60ae0e71490c97f2871a6344aca61cacf220f813
- FEDORA-2022-d6d1ac4ca7 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-74b9e404c1 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-d044e7e0b4 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202208-32 vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-5 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13 mailing-list
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13 mailing-list
- GLSA-202305-16 vendor-advisory